Medieval Towns and Trade: Towns and cities will increase in number during the High Middle Ages, with some unfortunate consequences.
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towns and trade in the middle ages.pptTrade nearly died out in western Europe after the AD 400's, as manors became increasingly self sufficient. One unintended byproduct of the crusades is the increase in the amount of trade and knowledge that passes from one region to another. Increase in trade
As these trade routes developed in all the regions of Europe Trade map of Europea new class of people emerged during the middle ages; the merchant. Daily life in medieval towns Europe, as a result of trade and the growth of towns goes through a period of economic and population growth from the early 1100s to the 1340s. Then came a tragic blow, which Europe would not recover from for over 100 years - The Black Death.
As these trade routes developed in all the regions of Europe Trade map of Europea new class of people emerged during the middle ages; the merchant. Daily life in medieval towns Europe, as a result of trade and the growth of towns goes through a period of economic and population growth from the early 1100s to the 1340s. Then came a tragic blow, which Europe would not recover from for over 100 years - The Black Death.